Cunningham Goes Deep Twice In 8-4 Loss
August 3, 2011 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Fort Wayne TinCaps News Release
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - Wes Cunningham clubbed a pair of home runs, but the TinCaps lost to the Bowling Green Hot Rods, 8-4, Wednesday at Bowling Green Ballpark.
Fort Wayne lost its fourth straight game, this one in sweltering heat. Game-time temperature was 95 degrees with a heat index well over 110.
The Hot Rods jumped ahead in the bottom of the second when Mayo Acosta blasted a three-run homer. It was Acosta's first at-bat since coming down from Advanced-A Charlotte.
Bowling Green added on to its lead in the fourth, plating four more runs. A two-out, two-run double by Derek Dietrich capped the rally.
Fort Wayne got on the board in the fifth. Cunningham led off with a home run to right, then Rico Noel roped a two-out RBI double to cut the margin to 6-2.
An inning later, Connor Powers slapped a two-out double and Cunningham followed with a drive over the right-field wall to make it a 6-4 game.
The Hot Rods shut the TinCaps down from there, scoring an insurance run in the seventh on Steve Tinoco's RBI double.
Bowling Green RHP Eliazer Suero (7-4) was the winning pitcher as he worked five innings. Fort Wayne RHP Adys Portillo (2-11) was chased in the fourth inning and took the loss.
The TinCaps fell to 19-19 in the half, 49-58 for the season. Bowling Green improved to 20-18 since the all-star break, 61-47 on the year.
The TinCaps and Hot Rods (Class-A Tampa Bay Rays) continue the four-game series Thursday at 7:35 p.m. ET. TinCaps RHP Zach Cates (3-6) goes to the mound against Hot Rods LHP Enny Romero (2-5).
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